2008 Woodie Awards
Kate Moss Wins Fashion Award
Heather Williams
Issue date: 4/8/05 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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The CFDA, or Council of Fashion Designer's of America, will be holding this gala at The New York Public Library. Peter Arnold, CFDA executive director, stated that, "The 2005 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees and honorees represent an impressive cross-section of creative talents in the American fashion industry."
The award Moss is being honored for is an award that is not given every year. Given as a special tribute from the CFDA Board of Directors, this award is given to a person who has made significant contributions and shown commitment to the world of fashion.
This is an honorary award; being given in company with other awards such as a Lifetime Achievement award to Diane Von Furstenberg, the Board of Director's Special Tribute award to Norma Kamali, and the Eugenia Sheppard award given to Gilles Bensimon, the publication director for Elle.
In addition to the awards for special honorees, the CFDA will also be giving out awards for Womenswear and Menswear Designers of the year. The nominees for Womenswear are Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs(for his signature collection), and Ralph Rucci for Chado Ralph Rucci. Menswear nominees include John Bartlett, Ralph Lauren, and John Varvatos.
This extravagant gala, being underwritten by Swarovski, is highly anticipated. Being nominated or given an award is a tremendous honor, as over four hundred and fifty fashion designers, press, retailers, and stylists had influence in who was chosen.